Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-22

ing for the maintenance of the volunteer
lire departments of the territory will
pass. This hill provides that the depart
ments shall be maintained by q portion
of the tax paid by the insurance com-
panies.
The newspaper legislation is now being
framed and already haye bills regulat-
ing the publication of mortgage sales
md other legal notices been introduced.
President Davis, of the the South Dakota
Press association, and President Jordan,
OF the North Dakota association, are
here doing some good work in the inter-
est of their brethern Of the press. AMI are
being ably supported in their efforts by
the numerous bright and spicy drivers
Of the quill now in the city. If the news
papers of the territory are not we'll cared
for during this session it will not be the
fault Of their representatives in Bis
marck.
l desire to predict at this time that q
capital removal bill will be introduced
during the present session. and that it
will prove one of the most pitt sble farces
Of the session. An effort Is being made
by a few who are anxious to hold u leg
~islative club of some nature, to have the
hill introduced ut once. but the senti-
one seems to have the audacity to Spring
it upon the legislature. Be it said to the
credit of the members that a majority of
them are here to work for needed leg
,slatiOn and will sit very fOrcibly upon
any attempt at tillibustering.
MI. Mathews is a very crelitable pre-
siding officer. and by deciding upon his
important committees before he took his
chair has avoided the rock Of elnbarrass-
ment upon which Speaker Crose's ship
Of popularity has stranded.
Ao I mail thia ho atilv nrono rod u1inn noa
Of the Dakota legislature at the close of
the first weeks work. Messrs. John Ho-
bart, D. F. Rogers and j. H. Sullivan
Of the house, are filling the air with blue
and sulphuric smoke and bespattering
their anger-wreathed faces with q gaudy
hue Of legislative war paint.
IRA SWAIN.
BISMARCK. Jan. 2O.-The conflict in the
house is suspended. 1t began in a secret
caucus held Monday night, at which
were present the dIsgruntled members
from the south and representatives from
the north. A compact was framed and
its terms reduced to writing. The fight
was to begin with Il motion to reconsider
the vote whereby the rules were adopted
and il tho motion prevailed it would be
supplemented by proposition to amend
by rejecting the rule authorizing the
speaker to appoint standing committees
and in the speakers stead to vest the APP
pointing power in the house. Clerk
Eaken and S~ergeant-at-A Arms Roarpaugh
were to be charged with imcompetency
and fired, and Speaker Crosse was to fol-
low them Into retirement ii he proved
refractory. The the house would be re-
organized to suit the north. The scheme
came to All inglorious end Tuesday at
ternoon OWING to the continued absence
OF two northern members. But the az
gressive policy of Speaker Crosses an
tagonists will probably induce changes
IN the house organization for the sake Of
future harmony.
Mr.. Allln has introduced an import
ant bill revising all laws relating to
county ~treasurers. 1t provides for a
yearly salary based upon assessors val
uation, the scale beginning with $l2OO
for a valuation Of less than 81. OOO, UOO. and
$500 is to be the limit paid in any county.
Mr.. Ensign, the representative from
Ramsey county, is a member of the conf
lmittees OH education, elections and priv
ileges and public lands. He is also the
chairman Of the committee on public
health.